2015/08/24

Lino Russo abstracts Milan Expo architecture for SKYMETRIC series


Lino Russo forms the title of his photographic series ‘skymetric’ from two words: 
‘sky’ and ‘geometric’. 

The italian photographer has documented the architectural sites, structures and 
pavilions presented at expo milan 2015, emphasizing the decontextualization 
of places and spaces.

Looking upwards towards the sky, russo snaps each building’s rooftop, corners, 
windows and walls from fragmented vantage points and perspectives. 
The resulting compositions reveal simple shapes, repetitive patterns, angular lines 
and saturated colors as the primary interpreted elements. 

Original article from: desingboom.com

SKYMETRIC
The word skymetric is a construction composed by: sky and -metric (geometric).
The subject highlights the decontextualization of places and architectural spaces 
in order to alter the natural structure. These places have in common the fact to be 
all completely square, regular and schematic, so achieving geometric shots in a 
minimalist context, where the simplicity and cleanliness reign supreme. 
Another point in common is the sky, infact each shot shows with a light blue 
background that decisively contrasts the brilliant colors of the architectures. 
So this places will cease to exist, the vision that result, won’t be more accostable 
to the original, it will recognize only systematic and organized compositions 
and structures.

Photo and description by: domusweb.it